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Originally Posted by dilligaf
Have you ever worked with a partner who just thinks he is the best thing happening to umpiring since the invention of the game? One of those guys who does not stay in his part of the field between innings, instead he tries to get next to you to tell you what he thinks you did wrong or what someone else did wrong. The same guy who is telling you that he is going to Nationals because he is considered the elite of the elite.
I just asked the UIC when I was on break to please switch me to another crew. It was getting that bad, and I never complain about a partner, that is what UIC's and evaluators are for. If asked, I will give my honest feedback however that is my limit. I have my own game to improve upon.
This guy even tracked me down at the end of the day and asked me what happened. I just told him that I was not at his level of excellence and me working a crew with him was making him look bad.
Have any of you dealt with a situation like this before? I know he reads this forum and will probably chirp in and not even think this is him that is being referred to.
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I've had this working JV HS games before. The worst one was a game early in the season. The guy had been working for longer than I've been alive. He has worked this and that, blah, blah, blah. While the list was impressive, it got worse when the visiting team was running late, so I had to wait even longer listening to the him talk about his resume. My personal opinion is what I saw on the field was that of an umpire who forgot most of what he knew. I was not very impressed. I will give him some credit. One the way out of the stadium he did give me some good pointers on things I could improve on.